Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Souped-up Fungus Spells Death for Mosquitoes A weapon made from spider toxin destroys blood-sucking enemies from the inside and helps save people from disease and death. It sounds like the plot of a superhero movie, but it's actually a new way to combat malaria. NIAID-funded researchers who developed a genetically modified mosquito-killing fungus and tested it in the West African nation of Burkina Faso have shown that it even works against mosquitoes that have become resistant to chemical insecticides. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107